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Crystal Falls, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. The Survey maps it on the Columbia SE quadrangle.

Crystal Falls within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Crystal Falls, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Crystal Falls, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

856 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 856 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,113 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 51 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined314
Debris and open burning213
Equipment and vehicle use153
Arson/incendiarism51
Misuse of fire by a minor47
Smoking23
Recreation and ceremony22
Natural19
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTUOLUMNE
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestLIZZY 1
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitOAK
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 187 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 187 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Falls: 75 occurrences, 47 past producers, 29 producers, 22 unknowns. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
HenningGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
Morning GloryGold, Copper, LeadOccurrence
New MamothLead, ZincOccurrence
Phoenix Lake Granite CompanyStonePast Producer
Sivori and Lucky Strike GroupTungsten, GoldOccurrenceScheelite

Every working recorded in Tuolumne County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Belleview Acres0.5 miles34
White Oak Estates0.7 miles34
Scenic Heights0.8 miles34
Sonora Meadows1.0 miles34
Goldmont Forest1.1 miles34
Belleview1.1 miles34
Cedar Rock Lodge1.3 miles30
Bellwood Estates1.5 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1809396. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.